PLANTS, poisonous if eaten.

Alfalfa (in quantity), Aloe vera, Amaryllis, Apple (seeds), Apricot (stone), Asparagus Fern, Autumn Crocus, Azalea, Baby’s Breath, Bird of Paradise, Box,Caladium, Calla Lily, Castor Bean, Ceriman, Cherry (seeds and wilting leaves), Christmas Rose, Cineraria, Clematis, Cordatum, Corn Plant, Croton, Cuban Laurel, Cyclamen, Daffodil, Devil’s Ivy, Dieffenbachia, Dracaena, Dragon Tree, Elephants Ears, Emerald Fern, Foxglove, Geranium, Indian Rubber Plant, Ivy, Kalanchoe, Lily of the Valley, Lillies, Philodendron, MotherinLawsTongue, Marijuana, Mistletoe, Morning Glory, Narcissus, Nephytis, Nightshade, Oleander, Onion, Peach (wilting leaves and stone), Pencil Cactus, Plumosa Fern, Poinsettia, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Pothos, Potato Plant, Primrose, Rhododendron, Swiss Cheese Plant, Tomato Plant (Green fruit, stems and leaves), Weeping Fig, Wisteria, Yew

FOODS, poisonous if eaten

Chocolate  (theobromine is culprit) this includes milk chocolate, dark chocolate, drinking chocolate, cooking chocolate. The higher the cocoa solid content the less needed to cause poisoning, so generally dark chocolate is worse than milk chocolate100 150 m.g. of chocolate per k.g. of body weight is a toxic dose.

Walnuts and macadamia nuts

Onions and garlic - a whole onion is a poisonous quantity

Turkey skin this causes severe pancreatitis

Green or sprouting potato skins due to solanum alkaloids. Freshly prepared and cooked potatoes are not poisonous.

Avocados skin, flesh, and stone

Apricot – Stone

Apple – Seeds

Cherry – Seeds

Peach - Stone

Grapes and raisins if eaten in a large quantity

Fungi  - mushrooms that are poisonous to humans are also toxic to dogs.

Alcohol

Tea and Coffee containing caffeine

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, poisonous if eaten or otherwise inhaled Antifreeze, Aspirin, Bleach, Boric Acid, Brake Fluid, Cleaning Fluids, Deodorants, Deodorisers, Detergents, Disinfectants, Drain Cleaner, Dye, Fungicides, Furniture Polish, Hair colourings, Herbicides, Insecticides, Kerosene, Laxatives, Lead, Matches, Metal Polish, Moth Balls, Petrol, Nail Varnish and Remover, Paint and Remover, Perming solutions, Phenol, Rat poison, Rubbing Alcohol, Shoe Polish, Sleeping Pills, Soap, Suntan lotions, Tar, Tinsel, Turpentine, Woodstains.

Also please note that nicotine patches are toxic and so is nicotine chewing gum. 10mg per 1kg is a toxic dose.

Also £2 coins and 2 EURO coins are toxic due to the nickel content.

Always contact the surgery if your dog has eaten human medication of any kind or another animal’s medication.

WHAT TO DO IN THE CASE OF POISONING

Contact the surgery for immediate advice. Making the dog vomit is sometimes the best thing to do but not in all cases. Bring your dog to the surgery and also bring the poisonous substance/container. We need specific details from the labeling to determine the course of action needed. It is also helpful to know the quantity consumed. Do not wait and see how the animal is, always act immediately even if the dog initially shows no symptoms.

© Animal House Vet Surgery 2006

I knew about chocolate being poisonous to dogs, but didn't know about onions or apple seeds!  Thanks, very useful